The main drivers of labour cost dynamics in Central and Eastern European countries by Maria Denisa VASILESCU, Larisa STĂNILĂ, Amalia CRISTESCU, Maria Berta BELU, Silvana CRIVOI

“…Additionally, the share of exports in GDP and the employment rate influence labour costs in Hungary and the Czech Republic, but with distinct country-specific patterns.…”
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Compact Broadband Dual ZOR Antenna for Multiband Smart Mobile Phone Applications by Jeong Keun Ji

“…The measured results show that it has the active performance of good total radiated power, total isotropic sensitivity, and specific absorption rate, which can meet the requirement of the smart mobile phone.…”
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CAs-Net: A Channel-Aware Speech Network for Uyghur Speech Recognition by Jiang Zhang, Miaomiao Xu, Lianghui Xu, Yajing Ma

“…Experiments conducted on a real Uyghur speech recognition dataset demonstrate that CAs-Net achieves the best performance across multiple subsets, with an average Word Error Rate (WER) of 5.72%, significantly outperforming existing approaches. …”
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Performance Prediction of the Gearbox Elastic Support Structure Based on Multi-Task Learning by Chengshun Zhu, Zhizhou Lu, Jie Qi, Meng Xiang, Shilong Yuan, Hui Zhang

“…The adaptive gating mechanism, hierarchical nonlinear transformation, and effective capture of temporal dynamics in the LSTM significantly enhance the model’s ability to model complex nonlinear patterns. …”
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Effect of chitosan nanoparticles loaded with platelet lysate on in vitro fertilization and early embryo development in a mouse premature ovarian failure model by Fereshte Torabi, Sareh Karimi, Fatemeh Alipour, Mohamad Javad Mirzaei-Parsa, Alireza Ebrahimzadeh-Bideskan

“…Finally, the PLCH NPs were examined for their therapeutic potential against CP-induced POF by evaluating Anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) levels, malondialdehyde (MDA) levels, total anti-oxidant capacity (TAC), fertilization rate, and embryo development.Results: The results showed that PL’s in vitro release profile has a sustained release pattern. …”
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Echocardiographic assessment of left atrial structural and functional changes after catheter ablation in paroxysmal atrial fibrillation with preserved ejection fraction by Qi Zhang, Nan Nan Liu, Jing Shu Sun, Zu Lu Wang, Ming Liang, Gui Shen Li, Mei Yi Wang

“…At 1 month and 3 months post-ablation, LA diameter (LAD), end-systolic/diastolic volumes, and volume index (LAVI) were significantly reduced, while left atrial appendage flow velocity (LAA-V), LAEF, LVEF, peak LA systolic strain (LASRs), and related strain rates were increased (all P < 0.05). Cox regression analysis showed that the 1-month LASRs recovery rate (ΔLASRs) was an independent predictor of AF recurrence (hazard ratio = 0.72, 95% confidence interval: 0.54–0.96, P = 0.023). …”
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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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Research kinetics of the monochloroacetic acid esterification by Yu. V. Karpenko, T. V. Panasenko, V. I. Hencheva, Ye. O. Karpun, M. D. Yarova

“…Based on the obtained results, it may be established that temperature increase from 100 ℃ to 120 ℃ leads to the decrease of the reaction rate constant, and the reaction progresses by one order faster. …”
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A retrospective study to understand the impact of flooding on natural selection and physical growth dynamics by Mithun Sikdar

“…With a 78.9% response rate, the study assessed height growth variation using the Preece and Baines Growth Curve Model 1. …”
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How to Study the Effects of Dietary Lipids on the Small Intestinal Microbiome? Methodological Design and Evaluation of the Human HealThy fAt, haPpy mIcRobiome (TAPIR) Proof-of-Conc... by Lonneke JanssenDuijghuijsen, Karen Fransen, Ruolei Deng, Corine Perenboom, Nicole de Wit, Guido Hooiveld, Mara van Trijp

“…There were no significant changes in gastrointestinal complaints and stool patterns during the study. Mean aspiration capsule retrieval rate was 94.7%, with mean sample weights per timepoint between 84.2 and 95.4 mg and median transit times between 32.8 and 49.3 h. …”
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Burnout is a predictor of high ten-year risk of cardiovascular disease among health workers in Ghana by Kennedy Dodam Konlan

“…Abstract Introduction Burnout is said to affect a quarter of health workers globally and this rate is said to be higher in resource-constrained settings like those in sub-Saharan Africa. …”
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Effects of crushed wheat straw with plastic film mulch on soil hydrothermal properties and water use efficiency of sunflower in the northwestern arid region of China by Jinxia Zhang, Fangfang Ren, Rui Zhang, Lin Ding, Fuqiang Li, Xuan Li, Tao Zhong, Meng Yin, Liangliang Du, Runheng Yang, Pengliang Tian

“…Sunflower seedling emergence rate followed the order of SF > F > S > N, and M1 > M2. …”
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Numerical Flow Simulation in a Centrifugal Pump at Design and Off-Design Conditions by K. W. Cheah, T. S. Lee, S. H. Winoto, Z. M. Zhao

“…The current investigation is aimed to simulate the complex internal flow in a centrifugal pump impeller with six twisted blades by using a three-dimensional Navier-Stokes code with a standard k-ε two-equation turbulence model. Different flow rates were specified at inlet boundary to predict the characteristics of the pump. …”
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[Translated article] Fixation of adult femoral neck fractures: Retrospective comparison between cannulated screws and femoral neck system (FNS) by E. Guillén Botaya, Á. Soler García, J.L. Aparicio Martínez, A. Tejeda Gómez, F. Segura Llopis, A. Silvestre Muñoz

“…Results: No significant differences were found in age (p-value 0.32), fracture patterns (p-value 0.77), surgical delay (p-value 0.28), surgical time (p-value 0.226), length of hospital stay (p-value 0.921) and blood loss (p-value 0.086) between the two groups.A significantly higher overall complication rate was observed in the group treated with cannulated screws (p-value 0.004). …”
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EFEFCT OF KAOLIN ON GROWTH AND CLINICAL SIGNS IN COMMON CARP EXPOSED TO COPPER SULPHATE TOXICITY by Abdulmotalib J. Al-Rudainy, N. M. Salman, S.A. Mustafa

“…Specific growth rate, experienced the same previous pattern as they ranged between – 0.04 and  0.24%/day in C+ and C- treatments respectively. …”
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Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of liver cancer screening among high-risk populations in China by Ge-hui Feng, Min Liu, Yun-shan Chen, Yi-fei Wang, Ke-hao Zhao, Mao-ting Huang, Wen-ting Yi, Ling Zhao, Ying Zeng

“…Early detection through screening is crucial for improving survival rates in high-risk populations for liver cancer, however screening remains underutilized in clinical practice and inadequately addressed in China. …”
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Time series analysis of urethral obstruction in male cats in a veterinary teaching hospital in São paulo, Brazil by Reiner Silveira de Moraes, Luíz Guilherme Dércore Benevenuto, Suellen Rodrigues Maia, Maria Gabriela Picelli de Azevedo, Fernanda Barthelson Carvalho de Moura, Diego Ribeiro, Alessandra Melchert, Henry David Mogollón García, Rogério Giuffrida, Adriano Sakai Okamoto, Priscylla Tatiana Chalfun Guimarães Okamoto

“…ARIMA closely followed historical data but was ineffective for future forecasting, showing a flat projection from 2021 to 2024 (rate: 0.64) despite past fluctuations. The Holt-Winters model projected a rise in UO cases, from 0.70 (95% CI: 0.43–0.97) in 2021 to 1.09 (95% CI: 0.38–1.79) in 2024, but its wide confidence intervals indicated potential overestimation. …”
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Leishmania donovani Induced Cutaneous Leishmaniasis: An Insight into Atypical Clinical Variants in Sri Lanka by Yamuna Siriwardana, Bhagya Deepachandi, Chalukya Gunasekara, Wipula Warnasooriya, Nadira D. Karunaweera

“…Clinical, geographical, and treatment response patterns of ACL were different from those of CCL. ACL was mainly found among males (68.0%), in 21-40 year age group (51.6%), and reported delayed treatment seeking (23.5% vs 16.3% in CCL), more nonclassical onset (lesions other than acne form <1cm sized papules), (12.1 vs 2.7%, P<0.05.), more head and neck lesions (41.5%. vs 27.2%), more large lesions (>4cm), (18.6 vs 9.9%), and poor laboratory positivity rates (65.6% vs 88.2%) when compared to CCL. …”
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A Multinational, Multicenter Study Mapping Models of Kidney Supportive Care Practice by Seren Marsh, Amanda Varghese, Charlotte M. Snead, Barnaby D. Hole, Daniel V. O’Hara, Neeru Agarwal, Elizabeth Stallworthy, Fergus J. Caskey, Brendan J. Smyth, Kathryn Ducharlet

“…There were no significant differences between countries in terms of location of care provision, frequency of review, referral patterns or discharge rates; however, there was variation described within countries. …”
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Analysis of the Spatial Structure of Regional Enterprises and Its Impact on Regional Economic Development Based on the Data Envelopment Analysis Model (DEA) by Lei Wang, Yuan He, Tongwen Wang

“…The time evolution, spatial divergence, and spatial association characteristics of the economic growth rate of the central urban agglomerations are measured, then the DEA model and entropy value method are used to calculate the economic growth efficiency and economic growth quality of the urban agglomerations, respectively, the time evolution characteristics and spatial pattern evolution characteristics of the economic growth efficiency and economic growth quality are analyzed, and finally, the coupled model of regional economic growth rate, efficiency, and quality is constructed. …”
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