Regional Climate Drives Spatial Variation in Species Richness in the Most Diverse Family of Neotropical Snakes (Colubroidea: Dipsadidae) by Juan P. Ramírez, Julián A. Velasco, Tod W. Reeder

“…Under these hypotheses, climate can determine the richness of regions in two main ways: (1) directly, by determining their carrying capacity, or (2) indirectly, through its effects on either (a) lineage diversification (i.e., the rates of speciation and/or extinction), or (b) the duration over which regions have been accumulating species. …”
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Distribution and antifungal susceptibility of species causing vulvovaginal candidiasis and urinary tract infection in Medlatec healthcare system, Ha Noi city, Vietnam in 2023 by Pham Van Ngai, Tran Huu Dat, Luu Yen Nhi, Tran Thi Khanh Linh, Nguyen Thi Thu, Vu Lan Anh, Bui Thi Thu Dung, Pham Van Tran, Nguyen Thi Hien, Nguyen Thai Son, Trinh Thi Que, Do Ngoc Anh

“…Our findings also showed a high frequency of non- albicans Candida species causing fungal urinary tract infections. The resistance rates of isolated Candida strains to echinocandins and amphotericin B were low, while some strains were found to be resistant to fluconazole and voriconazole.…”
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Temporal trends and future projections of cysticercosis-induced epilepsy: insights from the global burden of disease study 2021- a cross-sectional study by Siyuan Yang, Xiaoyu Ji, Xuebo Sun

“…However, the global prevalence and YLDs rates of CIE declined from 1992 to 2021, with estimated annual percentage change (EAPC) of −1.281 (95% CI: −1.373 to −1.19) and −1.878 (95% CI: −1.961 to −1.794). …”
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A Systematic Review of Tobacco Smoking Prevalence and Description of Tobacco Control Strategies in Sub-Saharan African Countries; 2007 to 2014. by Rachel Brathwaite, Juliet Addo, Liam Smeeth, Karen Lock

“…Rwanda had the highest prevalence of women smokers (12.6%) and Ghana had the lowest (0.2%). Rural, urban patterns were inconsistent. Most countries have implemented demand-reduction measures including bans on advertising, and taxation rates but to different extents.…”
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Polymicrobial Prosthetic Joint Infections: Unraveling Risk Factors and Outcomes in a Single-Center Study by Álvaro Auñón, Ignacio Ortiz, Salvador Peñarrubia, Carmen Álvaro, Estíbaliz Torrecilla-Sádaba, Joaquin Garcia-Cañete, Jaime Esteban

“…Patients with polymicrobial infections had higher rates of obesity, insulin-dependent diabetes, and higher Charlson comorbidity scores. …”
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Trauma team members’ perceptions of the effectiveness of the current trauma care system in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a phenomenological study by Eyayalem Melese Goshu, Zodwa Margaret Manyisa

“…Among African nations, Ethiopia has one of the highest trauma fatality rates at 26.7% per 100,000 population, significantly exceeding rates in many other LMICs. …”
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Optimizing Screw Fixation in Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Deep Learning and Finite Element Analysis Approach by Jacob Stroud, Emily T. Yan, Jacob Anthony, Kyle Walker, Chung-Hyun Goh

“…These findings contribute to developing a computational protocol for personalized acetabular cup fixation, with implications for reducing revision rates and improving surgical outcomes.…”
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Gender differences in survival and the use of primary care prior to diagnosis of three cancers: an analysis of routinely collected UK general practice data. by Yingying Wang, Nick Freemantle, Irwin Nazareth, Kate Hunt

“…<h4>Results</h4>From 1997-2006, overall rates of GP recorded CRC and lung cancer cases recorded were higher in men than in women, but rates of malignant melanoma were higher in women than in men. …”
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Global burden of knee osteoarthritis from 1990 to 2021: Trends, inequalities, and projections to 2035. by Junjie Chen, Xianshuai Chen, Tianshu Wang, Ming Li, Huanhuan Dai, Shuangshuang Shang, Lili Cheng, Zhongfu Tang, Sidi Liu, Chuanbing Huang

“…Health inequality analyses revealed widening disparities across SDI levels, with SII for crude incidence rates increasing from 251 to 400 per 100,000 between 1990 and 2021. …”
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Functional Connectome Fingerprinting Through Tucker Tensor Decomposition by Vitor Carvalho, Mintao Liu, Jaroslaw Harezlak, Ana María Estrada Gómez, Joaquín Goñi

“…Similarly, a substantial improvement, ranging from 43 to 72%, was observed in the between-condition setting relative to FC matrices. Compared to matching rates obtained directly on FCs and when applying other data-driven decomposition methods, Tucker decomposition led to higher or the same level of matching rates for all analyses. …”
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Kelp carbon sink potential decreases with warming due to accelerating decomposition. by Karen Filbee-Dexter, Colette J Feehan, Dan A Smale, Kira A Krumhansl, Skye Augustine, Florian de Bettignies, Michael T Burrows, Jarrett E K Byrnes, Jillian Campbell, Dominique Davoult, Kenneth H Dunton, João N Franco, Ignacio Garrido, Sean P Grace, Kasper Hancke, Ladd E Johnson, Brenda Konar, Pippa J Moore, Kjell Magnus Norderhaug, Alasdair O'Dell, Morten F Pedersen, Anne K Salomon, Isabel Sousa-Pinto, Scott Tiegs, Dara Yiu, Thomas Wernberg

“…Detritus decomposition in both species were strongly related to ocean temperature and initial carbon content, with higher rates of biomass loss at lower latitudes with warmer temperatures. …”
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Prevalence of benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostrate cancer among suburban residents in Southern Nigeria by Ugochukwu Esomonu, Cletus Obun, Raymond Ude, Solomon Igwe, Collins Esomchi, Sylvanus Ogolekwu

“…Age-specific analysis indicated a significant increase in BPH and PC incidence with advancing age, with the highest rates observed in men aged 50–59 and 60–80 years for BPH and PC, respectively. …”
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Mismatch Negativity Unveils Tone Perception Strategies and Degrees of Tone Merging: The Case of Macau Cantonese by Han Wang, Fei Gao, Jingwei Zhang

“…Results: The behavioral results confirmed the completed merging of T2–T5 in Macau Cantonese, and the ongoing merging of T3–T6 and T4–T6, with perceptual merging rates of 45.46% and 27.28%, respectively. Mismatch negativity (MMN) results from the passive oddball experiment revealed distinct temporal processing patterns for the three tone pairs. …”
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Empirical Evaluation of the Relative Range for Detecting Outliers by Dania Dallah, Hana Sulieman, Ayman Al Zaatreh, Firuz Kamalov

“…Through extensive experimental work, the accuracy of both statistics in detecting outliers under various contamination strategies, sample sizes, and error rates (<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>α</mi><mo>=</mo><mn>0.1</mn><mo>,</mo><mn>0.05</mn><mo>,</mo><mn>0.01</mn></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>) is investigated. …”
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DeepSeek-AI-enhanced virtual reality training for mass casualty management: Leveraging machine learning for personalized instructional optimization. by Zhe Li, Lei Shi, Mingyu Pei, Wan Chen, Yutao Tang, Guozheng Qiu, Xibin Xu, Liwen Lyu

“…Descriptive statistics, error rates, and correlation analyses were performed using R software (version 4.1.2). …”
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Common Glomerular Diseases in Adult Jordanians: A Single-Center Experience by Ahmed Sheyyab, Mohammad Al-thnaibat, Aseel A. Zghayer, Jafar Alsheyyab, Radi Hamed

“…The pattern of glomerular diseases has been reported previously with contradictory results. …”
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Research Article in Occupational Health and COVID-19 by Apeksha MEWANI, Vincent JONES II, Erela DATUOWEI

“…U.S. citizenship and higher education levels were also associated with lower rates of seropositivity. The data showed consistent patterns of advantage: those identifying as white, cisgender, and male reported better access to care and lower infection rates. …”
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The joint impact of road density and width on road network performances —a simulation approach based on macroscopic fundamental diagram by Yingying Ma, Wenyi Xie, Xiaoran Qin, Zebang Liang, Ziyan Guan

“…Using the macroscopic fundamental diagram (MFD) model, we analyzed metrics including MFD scatter dispersion, changes in experimental results with different vehicle arrival patterns, distortion of the MFD image with varying traffic volume, MFD slope variations, and maximum outflow rates. …”
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Evolutionary trajectory and spread of respiratory syncytial virus group A in neonatal cohorts in Pakistan amidst the COVID-19 pandemic by Sana Tamim, Nidia S. Trovao, Julia Paoli, Abdul Ahad, Nazish Badar, Uzma Bashir Aamir, Muhammad Salman, Aamer Ikram

“…These rates later dropped to 10.0% (2021–22), suggesting a possible re-implementation of such measures. …”
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Body Composition in Preterm Infants: Current Insights and Emerging Perspectives by Sreekanth Viswanathan, Melissa Thoene, Zaineh Alja’nini, Pradeep Alur, Kera McNelis

“…In recent years, significant advancements in respiratory and nutritional care have markedly improved the survival rates of preterm infants and enhanced long-term health outcomes. …”
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