Consolidation analysis of soft ground with air-boosted vacuum preloading considering attenuation of vacuum and boost pressure by Weiliang Gao, Lu Han, Yanming Zhao, Jinxin Sun, Lulu Liu

“…Crucially, computational findings emphasize that neglecting pressure attenuation mechanisms leads to non-conservative estimates of consolidation progression rates. Enhancement of consolidation rate was observed with higher vacuum loading coefficients and increased Poisson ratios. …”
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In silico assessment of genetic variation in KCNA5 reveals multiple mechanisms of human atrial arrhythmogenesis. by Michael A Colman, Haibo Ni, Bo Liang, Nicole Schmitt, Henggui Zhang

“…In the tissue model, loss-of-function mutations facilitated breakdown of excitation waves at more physiological excitation rates than the wild-type, and the generation of early-after-depolarisations promoted unidirectional patterns of excitation. …”
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ANCA-related vasculitis incidence and features before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Los Angeles, Biobio Province, Chile: an observational retrospective analysis by Daniel Enos, Daniel Enos, Daniel Enos, Mariel Hernández, Mariel Hernández, Gonzalo P. Méndez, Lysis Cáceres, Ignacia Bravo, Josefina Jobet, Simón Castro, Lorena Cornejo, Catalina Vega, Andrés Salazar

“…Mortality and renal replacement therapy needs were also compared.ResultsThe annual incidence rate was higher in the pandemic group compared to the pre-pandemic group, with 9.6 cases per year vs. 3.1 cases per year [incidence rate ratio (IRR)=3.11, 95% CI 1.86 to 5.20]. …”
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Inter-cluster and intra-cluster flow distribution and proppant allocation in deep coalbed methane orientation fracturing by Ruiyue YANG, Yiwen LIU, Yu LI, Mengmeng ZHOU, Yanjin GONG, Zhongwei HUANG

“…The study examines the characteristics of inter-cluster and intra-cluster flow distribution and proppant distribution under different orientation perforating patterns, flow rates, sand ratios, cluster numbers within one stage, and graded proppant injection. …”
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Quantifying the cumulative impact of winter habitat loss on a critically endangered migratory parrot by Ross Crates, Robert Heinsohn

“…If observed rates of habitat loss in the HCC continue, halve, or double, the additional impact from that region alone on the swift parrot population could lead to a decline of 32% over 100 years. …”
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Characteristics of pore dynamics in shale reservoirs by CO2 flooding by ZHANG Zhichao,BAI Mingxing,DU Siyu

“…The pore utilization characteristics of CO2 during shale oil displacement are a crucial indicator for evaluating its effectiveness in enhancing shale oil reservoir recovery rates. Therefore, experiments on supercritical CO2 displacing shale cores were conducted in the laboratory, and nuclear magnetic resonance（NMR） online core scanning technology was used to study the pore utilization characteristics and patterns of CO2 displacement in shale oil reservoirs. …”
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Soil erosion estimation and risk assessment based on RUSLE in Google Earth Engine (GEE) in Turkiye by Endalamaw Dessie Alebachew, Wudu Abiye, Orhan Dengiz, İnci Demirağ Turan

“…Our analysis provides spatial insights into erosion patterns across the region, revealing that soil loss rates range from 0–5 t/ha/yr in stable areas to over 200 t/ha/yr in severely eroded regions. …”
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Detection of CTX-M-type ESBLs from Escherichia coli Clinical Isolates from a Tertiary Hospital, Malaysia by MKK et al.

“…The CTX-M type ESBL producing E. coli against antibiotics belonging to different families showed the highest resistance rates to Ampicillin (100%), Cefotaxime (97%), Cefuroxime (95%), and Ciprofoxacin (86%). …”
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Multiorgan tuberculosis by Đokić Milomir, Bojić Ivanko, Mikić Dragan, Mladenović Ljubiša, Begović Vesna, Kuprešanin Srđan, Mirović Veljko, Dimitrijević Jovan

“…Multiple extrapulmonary sites were reported rarely except for one anatomical site, which was reported frequently. Extrapulmonary rates increase with age, so there are marked differences in age in specific rate patterns among the sites. …”
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Vibration in a Multistage Centrifugal Pump under Varied Conditions by Ling Bai, Ling Zhou, Xiaoping Jiang, Qinglong Pang, Daoxing Ye

“…In this frame, it becomes really important to fully understand the vibration patterns of these kinds of complex machines. In this study, a vibration test bench was established to examine the vibration and stability of a cantilever multistage centrifugal pump under different flow rates. …”
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The coupled spatiotemporal evolution of glacier snow line altitude and flow velocity at the early 21st century in the Qilian Mountains by Qibing Zhang, Wei Chen

“…Concurrently, glacier flow velocities decelerated in both regions at similar rates (0.04 m yr−1 and 0.03 m yr−1, respectively). …”
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Relevancy Prediction of the Emerging Pathogens with Porcine Diarrhea by Logistic Regression Model by Benqiang Li, Jie Tao, Xin Li, Jinghua Cheng, Ying Shi, Pan Tang, Huili Liu

“…In this study, 3256 porcine fecal samples were collected from 17 pig herds in Shanghai, China, from 2015 to 2023 to identify novel pathogenic infection patterns. The results confirmed that porcine astrovirus (PAstV), porcine sapelovirus (PSV), and porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) were the top three agents with positive rates of 28.47%, 20.71%, and 20.23%, respectively. …”
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Postnatal weight loss and exclusive breastfeeding in newborn by Arezoo Haseli, Marzieh Bagherinia, Lida Menati, Sareh Farshadfar, Fatemeh Karpasand, Zahra Karimian

“…Abstract Background Despite global efforts to promote breastfeeding, the rate of exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) has remained stagnant in recent decades. …”
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Age-period-cohort analysis of global, regional, and national cervical cancer prevalence trends in women of childbearing age (15–49 years), 1990–2021 by Zeng-Tao Wang, Chuang-Wei Dang, Rui-Ling You, Shuo Li, Ting-Ting Jiang, Feng-Bo Zhu, Cai-Long Gu

“…Methods The analysis used data from the 2021 Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study, which provided age-standardized rates of incidence, mortality, disability-adjusted life years, and prevalence across 204 countries. …”
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Prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of Streptococcus suis isolated from local pig breeds in Jiangxi Province, China by Mei-Fang Tan, Chen-Long Liu, Quan-Yong Zhou, Jia-Zhen Wei, Jia-Wei Hong, Ming-Chun Wan, Feng-Lin Zhang, Hua-Yuan Ji

“…Antimicrobial susceptibility testing revealed that >98% of isolates were susceptible to carbapenems (meropenem and imipenem), followed by doxycycline (71.6%), ceftiofur (65.9%), spectinomycin (64.4%), and amoxicillin (55.8%). High resistance rates were observed for tilmicosin (96.6%), sulfadiazine (92.8%), colistin (89.9%), apramycin (88.9%), chlortetracycline (87.5%), tiamulin (83.2%), and kanamycin (79.8%). 100% of isolates exhibited multidrug resistance, with significant variations in resistance patterns among breeds. …”
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Inferring methane emissions from African livestock by fusing drone, tower, and satellite data by A. van Hove, K. Aalstad, V. Lind, C. Arndt, V. Odongo, R. Ceriani, R. Ceriani, F. Fava, J. Hulth, N. Pirk

“…To address this issue, we developed an observing system that estimates methane emission rates by assimilating drone and flux tower observations into an atmospheric dispersion model. …”
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Incidence and reasons for biologic and targeted synthetic DMARD switching in juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a real- life stratified analysis by Daniel Clemente, Leticia Leon, Juan Carlos Nieto-Gonzalez, Alina Lucica Boteanu, Laura Trives Folguera, Antía Asunción García-Fernández, Helena Amar Muñoz, Aliuska Palomeque, Juan Carlos López Robledillo, Lydia Abasolo

“…The primary outcomes were switching rates and switching due to inefficacy. Incidence rates (IR) were calculated per 100 patients-year. …”
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Effects of PBAT biodegradable mulch on lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) physiology and soil microbial community: Based on a long-term degradation trial by Weichang Gao, Zugui Tu, Xie Yin, Shuang Ming, Kai Cai

“…The relative abundances of the bacterial genus Chujaibacter and Pseudolabrys increased with high PBAT application rates. Beneficial fungi such as Amphinema and Trichoderma showed an increasing trend, while pathogenic fungi exhibited the opposite pattern. …”
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Prevalence and spectrum of PIK3 mutations in breast cancer and their correlation with clinicopathological features: A cross-sectional observational study from South India by HS Darling, Rahul Sud, Deep Kumar Raman

“…Conclusion: PIK3CA mutations are prevalent in Indian patients with breast cancer, with rates slightly higher than global estimates. High nodal burden and advanced-stage tumors showed greater mutation rates, which may have therapeutic implications.…”
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Sensor-triggered ecological momentary assessment in physical activity and sedentary behaviour research among Belgian community-dwelling elderly: lessons learnt from intensive longi... by Jelle Van Cauwenberg, Sofie Compernolle, Tomas Vetrovsky, Delfien Van Dyck, Julie Delobelle, Elien Lebuf, Richard Cimler, Jitka Kuhnova

“…Therefore, this study aimed to examine (1) the patterns in sensor-triggered EMA protocol adherence (eg, compliance rates), (2) the impact of specific settings (eg, event duration) on the number of prompted surveys, and (3) participants’ experiences with engaging in a sensor-triggered EMA study.Design Two longitudinal, sensor-triggered EMA studies—one focused on PA and the other on SB—were conducted using similar methodologies from February to October 2022. …”
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