Heavy Metal Pollution From Illegal Mining ‘Galamsey’ Activities on the Viability of Clarias gariepinus in the Oda River, Ghana by Seth Adusei, Emmanuel Kwesi Arthur, Emmanuel Gikunoo, William Amponsah, Frank Ofori Agyemang, Godfred Ohemeng‐Boahen

“…The results revealed that Hg exhibited a negative effect on fish survival, whereas Cd showed a positive impact, with varying patterns of growth and mortality rates within the three concentrations. …”
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Challenges in germination of Neltuma caldenia in semi-arid regions: optimization of germination protocols, influence of saline stress and seed quality by Daniela Dalzotto, Sandra Sharry, Lucrecia Piñuel, Patricia Boeri

“… • Temperature significantly influences germination capacity, with optimal rates achieved at 30–35°C, aligning with the precipitation patterns of the region…”
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Characterisation of the wildlife reservoir community for human and animal trypanosomiasis in the Luangwa Valley, Zambia. by Neil E Anderson, Joseph Mubanga, Eric M Fevre, Kim Picozzi, Mark C Eisler, Robert Thomas, Susan C Welburn

“…Variation in infection rates was demonstrated at species level rather than at family or sub-family level. …”
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Modest Rise in Caesarean Section from 2000-2010: The Dutch Experience. by Yanjun Zhao, Jun Zhang, Chantal Hukkelhoven, Pien Offerhaus, Joost Zwart, Ank de Jonge, Caroline Geerts

“…Our objective was to analyse the trends of CD rates in various subgroups of women between 2000 and 2010, and identify the practice pattern that is attributable to the relative stability of the Dutch CD rate.…”
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CONTEMPORARY GEODYNAMICS OF THE GAROMAI ACTIVE FAULT (SAKHALIN ISLAND) by N. F. Vasilenko, A. S. Prytkov

“…In the immediate vicinity of the fault zone, multidirectional horizontal displacements occur at a rate up to 1.6 mm/yr, and uplifting of the ground surface takes place at a rate of 3.4 mm/yr. …”
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Global burden and trends of self-harm from 1990 to 2021, with predictions to 2050 by Li Xie, Liangchen Tang, Yixin Liu, Zhenchao Dong, Xiaojun Zhang

“…Globally, the burden of self-harm was higher for males than for females. DALYs rates were highest among adolescents and young adults (20-29 years), whereas mortality rates showed a predominantly age-progressive pattern with the highest burden observed in middle-aged and older populations, albeit with a modest decline in the oldest age groups. …”
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Gene expression in uterine leiomyoma from tumors likely to be growing (from black women over 35) and tumors likely to be non-growing (from white women over 35). by Barbara J Davis, John I Risinger, Gadisetti V R Chandramouli, Pierre R Bushel, Donna Day Baird, Shyamal D Peddada

“…Growth rates for leiomyoma were on average much higher from older black women than for older white women, and we now report gene expression pattern differences in tumors from these two groups of study participants. …”
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Economic Clues to Crime: Insights from Mongolia by Dagvasuren Ganbold, Enkhbayar Jamsranjav, Young-Rae Kim, Erdenechuluun Jargalsaikhan

“…The empirical findings reveal that detection rates exert a statistically significant deterrent effect on robbery in the short term, while incarceration rates are effective in reducing theft. …”
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Trends in United States mortality among patients with atrial fibrillation/flutter related heart failure (1999–2024): disparities by gender, race/ethnicity and region by Suraksha Rani, Laksh Kumar, Sheikh Muhammad Ebtehaj Ali, Saad Ashraf, Sunaina Bhimani, Sumet Kumar, Adarsh Raja, Abdullah BS, Biruk Demisse Ayalew, Mohammad Hamza Bin Abdul Malik

“…The age-adjusted mortality rate (AAMR) rose significantly from 8.2 to 24.3 per 100,000 population. …”
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The prognosis prediction value of CD69+ CD8+ tissue-resident memory T cell as a novel indicator of pathologic complete response heterogeneity following different neoadjuvant therap... by Ao Liu, Defeng Liu, Xiuli Liu, Yuxiang Chi, Longxiang Guo, Dianxing Li, Qiankun Wang, Yuanlin Li, Yi Li, Guiwen Zheng, Haiqun Lin, Qiuan Yang, Yaru Tian, Jinming Yu, Minghuan Li

“…Propensity score matching ensured group comparability. We assessed pCR rates and their associations with overall survival (OS), disease-free survival (DFS), and recurrence patterns. …”
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An influence of a modulating signal starting phase on the modulation detection by A. P. SĘK, E. B. SKRODZKA

“…Data shown in this paper are consistent with predictions of models based on excitation pattern changes and with a concept according to which AM/FM detection at low modulation rates depends mainly on maximum and minimum values of signal amplitude/frequency. …”
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Physiological and Gene Expression Responses of Crassostrea ariakensis to Salinity Stress by Miaomiao YANG, Sudong XIA, Zhihong LIU, Xiujun SUN, Liqing ZHOU, Peizhen MA, Zhuanzhuan LI, Biao WU

“…Similarly, the ingestion and clearance rates of C. ariakensis exhibited an initial increase, followed by a decrease within the same salinity range, with the maximum clearance rate observed at a salinity of 15 and the minimum value observed at a salinity of 45. …”
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Weekly Image Guidance in Patients With Cervical Cancer Treated With Intensity‐Modulated Radiation Therapy: Results of a Large Cohort Study by Zheng Zeng, Weiping Wang, Junfang Yan, Dingchao Liu, Fuquan Zhang, Ke Hu

“…In this study, we evaluated the feasibility of a weekly image guidance pattern and analyzed the long‐term outcomes in a large cohort of patients. …”
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From access to reserve: antimicrobial resistance among etiological agents of central line-associated bloodstream infections in the view of WHO’s AWaRe antimicrobial spectrum by Anand, Gargee, Lahariya, Rijhul, Priyadarshi, Ketan, Sarfraz, Asim

“…Furthermore, a fluctuation in CLABSI rates was also observed, with a significant reduction in infection rates in 2024 after the implementation of enhanced infection control practices. …”
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Parsimonious and explainable machine learning for predicting mortality in patients post hip fracture surgery by Fouad Trad, Bassel Isber, Ryan Yammine, Khaled Hatoum, Dana Obeid, Mohammad Chahine, Rachid Haidar, Ghada El-Hajj Fuleihan, Ali Chehab

“…Abstract Hip fractures among the elderly population continue to present significant risks and high mortality rates despite advancements in surgical procedures. …”
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ARMC-RL: Adaptive Caching With Reinforcement Learning for Efficient 360° Video Streaming in Edge Networks by Minji Choi, Somin Park, Jin-Hyun Ahn, Dong Ho Kim, Cheolwoo You

“…Higher cache hit rates contribute to reducing transmission latency and lowering bandwidth consumption. …”
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Estimating medium-term (40 years) carbon uptake in living biomass from Life Terra’s afforestation and reforestation actions: challenges and recommendations by Jorge Palmero-Barrachina, Petr Blazek, Santiago Sabaté, Santiago Sabaté, Teresa Sauras-Yera, Samuel Allasia-Grau, Daniel Nadal-Sala, Daniel Nadal-Sala, Sven Kallen, Tiago de Santana, Emil Cienciala, Emil Cienciala

“…The study showed significant regional variations in planting density and growth patterns. Initial planting densities in timber plantations varied substantially across biogeographic regions (1,869–7,702 trees/ha), following exponential decline patterns over time. …”
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Mutational features of chromids and chromosomes in Pseudoalteromonas provide new insights into the evolution of secondary replicons by Wanyue Jiang, Jiao Pan, Tongtong Lin, Yaohai Wang, Yanze Wang, Rongxiao Zhang, Xiaoming Zhou, Yu Zhang

“…In addition, the context-dependence and variation pattern of the base-pair substitutions (BPSs) rates of the entire replicons exhibited differences that may be caused by the different replication directions of the chromids. …”
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Comparison of Microbiological Profiles of Primary Hip and Knee Peri-Prosthetic Joint Infections Treated at Specialist Centers Around the World by Emin Suha Dedeogullari, Pablo Slullitel, Isabel Horton, Bulent Atilla, Saif Salih, Paul Monk, Ahmet Mazhar Tokgozoglu, Michael Goplen, Bonita Tsang, Martin Buljubasich, Hesham Abdelbary, Simon Garceau, George Grammatopoulos

“…However, most studies are limited to single-center or intra-country multicenter analyses, often including mixed cohorts of primary and revision PJI cases, with limited data regarding global antibiotic resistance patterns. This study compared the microbiological characteristics, polymicrobial culture rates, prevalence of culture-negative infections, and antibiotic resistance patterns in PJI cases across five referral centers from five continents. …”
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Vesiculation dynamics – Part 2: Decompression-induced H₂O vesicle growth, onset, and progression of coalescence by P. L. Marks, M. Nowak

“…This coalescence driven pattern mimics the expected decompression rate dependence of initial VND in cases of vesicle nucleation.…”
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